The tables for Roland-Garros 2024: Zverev-Nadal from the start, Cazaux and Gasquet not well varnished

Richard Gasquet will face Borna Coric in the first round of Roland Garros. Midi Libre – Alexandre Dimou/Alexpress

Rafael Nadal will face the first round of what could be his final Roland-Garros against the German Alexander Zverev who manhandled him in the semi-finals in 2022 before giving up due to a serious injury to his ankle, according to the draw made this Thursday, May 23.

The French face tough guys

Of the sixteen French players present in the first round of Roland-Garros, five will face a seeded player. For the locals, Montpellier Arthur Cazaux will be opposed to the match. at world number 29, the Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The Biterrois Richard Gasquet, for his part, will face the Croatian Borna Coric.

The painting of the French:

– Djokovic (1) – Herbert
– Carballes Baena (ESP) – Lestienne
– Monfils – Seyboth (BRE)
– Qualified – Mannarino
– Etcheverry (ARG, 28) – Cazaux
– Rinderknech – Walton (AUS, WC)
– Goffin (BEL) – Mpetshi
– Nardi (ITA) – Son (29)
– Humbert (19) – Sonego (ITA)
– Shelton (15) – Gaston
– Kora (USA, 27) – Mayot (WC)
– Van Assche – Shapovalov (CAN)
– Moutet – Jarry (CHI, 16)
– Atmane (WC) – Ofner (AUT)
– Gasquet (WC) – Coric (CRO) (potential second round against Jannik Sinner)

The winner of this match will hope to challenge world No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

The second men's semi-final could oppose the rising stars of tennis, the Italian Jannik Sinner, 2nd in the world and winner of the Australian Open, and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, winner of the ;rsquo;US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023.

Swiatek-Gauff in the half?

In the women's draw, world No.1 Iga Swiatek, ultra-dominant on clay, could meet in the semi-finals the American Coco Gauff (3rd), winner of the last US Open and finalist at Paris in 2022.

The Pole is aiming for a third consecutive title at Roland-Garros, the fourth in total.

The other semi-final of the women's draw could pit Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (2nd), winner of the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open, against Kazakh Elena Rybakina ( 4th), winner of Wimbledon 2022.

The Frenchwoman Alizé Cornet will face the Chinese Qinwen Zheng, 8th in the world and finalist of the last Australian Open, in the first round of the final tournament of her career.

Cornet (34 years old) fell to 107th in the world this week and received an invitation to enter the main draw of her 20th Roland-Garros where she played in the round of 16 twice (2015 and 2017). ).

She has not missed a single Grand Slam tournament since the 2007 Australian Open and will thus be playing her 69th Major in a row (record).

She has played in the round of 16 at all four Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the quarters once, at the Australian Open in 2022.

French women can hope

The female table:

– Package (WC) – Shnaider (RUS)
– Qualified – Garcia (21)
– Fernandez (CAN, 31) – Ponchet (WC)
– Zheng (CHI, 7) – Cornet
– Kalinskaya (RUS, 23) – Burel
– Dodin – Day (USA)
– Ferro (WC) – Parry
– Jacquemot – Bogdan (ROU)
– Martic (CRO) – Mladenovic (WC)
– Sakkari (GRE, 6) – Gracheva